Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-08-11
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Prairie chickens. So say our cracked
nlmrnds. are very scarce this season
throughout the country. No doubt the
cold rains that prevailed early in the spr,n.
while the old chickens were brooding is ths
cause.
Miss Ida Gordon departed on Friday,
| steamer for Portland, where she Will remain
with her sister, Mrs II W. Little, unit,
next spring. Misses Bauphman and ket
tcnhach accompanied her as far as Riparia
returning on Sund y.
FALL RACES. The citizens of Lewiston
and vicinity are respectfully solicited t.
meet at the court house Saturday evening
18th inst, Mt 8 o'clock p. M to max
l:y order of committee.
ITEMS FROM "CoDE County warrants
now draw but per cent interest and not
10 per cent as formerly. Board of Equal
ization meets 4th Monday in August. Tax
| roll will be placed in collectors hands by
second Monday in September.
We have received a number of the Ii
Grande (Ogn). journal of Aug. 5, the first
number which has come under our notice
1t Is spicy local paper published by J. o.
kuhn, and shows prosperous condition
of things in the Grand Rond valley
We understand that the quiet and peace
| able element Of Asotn will soon bring a sui,
| for damages against the Lewiston brass band
for the sale of the brass instruments that
our boys sold to the Asotn boys. and which
| the Asotin people withhold as detri
ment to their once quiet burg.
The general freight department of the
o. r. h N, Co. have issued a circular to the
| Effect that they will not receive any grain
at any of tLe,r landings that has been
sacked in old sacks, Heavy losses during
the past two seasons is the reason they as
sign for this. Farmers take heed.
! Two copies of the fourteenth session laws
one to the county auditor and one TO the
county attorney, were just received or
Sunday last These laws ae supposed t,
have been in force since February. and still
We have been destitute Of a single copy sinct
| that time. Better late than never.
s, ". Moody, territorial superintendent
If public instruction arrived ON the Mos
COW stage on Tuesday evening. He meet,
with many old friends and acquaintan &c,
who knew him before he became a .erri
tor,al officer, who seem to greet him a.
cordially as they would were he not
territorial officer.
The following mountain sojourners hav,
been added to the list during the week, al
from Lewiston l.. Stannus and family
Mrs. F. Kr"utinger AMI daughter. Mrs
Jacobs. Mrs. II. Squ,er aud sen. j. ". Po
and family. 4. D. Barton, Il. j Bonhore
W H. Leland James Clark and Herber
and Ransom Coburn and Prof. Hill.
A. Levi of Genesee. was in town on Sat
urdAy last. and reports it as fixed fac
that the Spokane j. Palouse railroad com
pany have selected q depot location abon
three-quarters Of a mile west of the oil
town Of Grnesee ard are preparing to put u
buildings for depot Purposes. and laying :"
town lots for residence and business purposes
The Beisc Statesman says that it is reporte
that the Shut line people will build d "
snake river to Lewiston instead OF via Wcise,
Little Salmon and Clearwater We don
suppose the reporter to the Statesman know
any better thai some other people and he, c
the report is not worth much as newspape
item. only to tickle the fancy till some othe
report comes.
| J. ". Riggs and family departed thi
| week lot hosehurS. oregon. where the
will in the future remain. The permanent dc
parture of MIR. r. from Lewiston, throws tn
field clear to some good photographer t
open gallery. which art Mr.. Riggs was Ell
gagged in for four years in this city, al
during that time never had cause I
complain for want of support.
Carl LADIES' scenic exhibition given i
this city on Thursday evening last was pool
ly attended. but notwithstanding this fac
the entertainment was immense. The rec
tation of ''Jane Conquest" illustrated
cls.rp. views. was well worth the price {
ad,..i,>i. alone. He tells us that he ma
again return after harvest and should h
do so, he no doubt will receive large benefit
Wesley Mulkey and wife left on Friday
boat for Kansas City, Mo. where they wi
take up their abode for the future. NJ,
and Mira. N. have made Lewiston the,
home since the sixties. and have made man
marked improvements in and about Lew
ist"n that they will ever he remembered by
They were always held iu the highest 81
TEEN by our people. and their presence fror
our mid It will be greatly missed b, n al
May they live long and we'll iu their ne,
home.